Why visit Bais
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails, 24 places to eat, 9 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Bais
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About Bais
Bais, officially the City of Bais (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Bais; Filipino: Lungsod ng Bais), is a component city in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 88,050 people.
From the Wikipedia article Bais, Negros Oriental (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Bais on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do3
Foundation University Farm
Farm and orchard 路 11.4 km
Foundation University farm area at Azagra, Tanjay
Museums and landmarks5
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Restaurants and cafes24
12 more on the map.
History
Negros Oriental's economy was far from progressive, and its rich soil was not utilized to its full capacity in the 1850s. During those years, people in Negros Island are depicted as having a life of content for they tended to produce only enough goods to meet their daily needs. Even before the sugar boom of the 1850s, Negros was already producing cash crops. The transport of most of its product was mainly done from the ports of Iloilo, which explains the fast moving pace of development of the sugar industry in Negros Occidental, primarily due to its proximity to Iloilo. This situation was a disadvantage on the movement of sugar from the oriental plantations further away to the east.
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From the History section of Bais, Negros Oriental on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay9
Churches and places of worship12
Church of Christ
Church 路 Iglesia Ni Cristo 路 13.5 km
Santa Catalina - Pamplona - Tanjay Road
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church 路 Mormon 路 9.7 km
Magallanes Street, Tanjay
Shopping14
Gas and EV charging11
Schools, colleges and libraries127
Healthcare6
Map of Bais
218 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport (DGT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 35 km away.
- Tanjay 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Pamplona 13 km south, about 13 min by car
- Mabinay 29 km northwest, about 29 min by car
- Sibulan 31 km southeast, about 31 min by car
- Oslob 35 km east, about 35 min by car
- Dumaguete 38 km southeast, about 38 min by car
- Boljoon 39 km east, about 39 min by car
- Santa Catalina 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car
- Bayawan 43 km southwest, about 43 min by car
- Kabankalan 55 km northwest, about 55 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- BaisBaldwinLocomotive001, Alice Delgado Chew, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Diaz College School Building, Rc ramz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tanjay City Government Center, 馃崄馃厑馃劜 馃厑馃劙馃劶馃厜馃尲, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS031-E-171222 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS031-E-171223 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Manjuyod Sand Bar, Philippines, Gramovill, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The creative nature 2, Elnas El el, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tanjay City Church, Negros Oriental, Joelaldor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tanjay at Night - Flickr, Marion Paul Baylado from Dumaguete City, Philippines, CC BY 2.0
- Tanjay City Hall at night - Flickr, Marion Paul Baylado from Dumaguete City, Philippines, CC BY 2.0
- Tanjay Park at Night - Flickr, Marion Paul Baylado from Dumaguete City, Philippines, CC BY 2.0
- Lawton, Tanjay coast - Flickr, Marion Paul Baylado from Dumaguete City, Philippines, CC BY 2.0
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